Student Checklist

Step 1:

_Read the introduction.

_Post* to the Discussion board one paragraph response to this information.

Step 2:

2a.

_Read the history of commercials and about product placement, and advertising aimed at teenagers.

_How much do the following companies spend on advertising each year?

  • Pepsi

  • McDonalds

  • Coca-Cola

Why would they spend so much money on advertising?

_List three more facts that you discovered.

_Take notes and answer questions in your individual blog* on the discussion board about what you’ve learned and found as each of the sites are viewed.

2b.

Post* to the discussion blog about how these classic commercials are different from the commercials we see on television today. Why do you think there is a difference?


_View other ads, including Pepsi ads



2c.


_ View examples of Product Placement in television and movies.


_Post* to the discussion board "blog" how these clips relate to your understanding of the Essential Question,

"Does all this advertisment come at a cost to artistic expression?"



2d.

Add one new clip of Product Placement to the wiki


2e.


_View some existing exemplars of “winning” commercials from years past on our YouTube

Develop some criteria for what would make a "winninng" commercial-- evaluating what “works” and “does not work” in these examples from previous years.


Step 3:

View exemplars of outlines, treatments, and storyboards from previous yearsexternal image msword.png PRESENTATION.doc.


Step 4:


Prepare your group’s outline, treatment, and storyboard from templates.


Step 5:


_Pitch outline, treatment, and storyboards to “clients.”


_Reflect upon this process in the discussion board "blog".*


Step 6 and 7:



_Re-organize groups and roles and Produce "winning" commercial


Step 8:


_Reflect in discussion board* "blog" upon your finished project. Think about someone viewing your commercial in a few years? Ten years? Will it stand the test of time? Why? Be sure to discuss the entire process of creating the commercial.


Step 9:


_After completing this journey, how would you now attempt to answer the Essential Question: "Does all this advertisment come at a cost to artistic expression?" Post your answers to the discussion board "blog"*


printable student checklist.doc

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